Real Property Valuation System

Abstract

A method and computer program product for analyzing real property. A request for income information for a region in a selected level in a hierarchy of levels in a real property database is received by a computer system. The income information for the region in the selected level in the hierarchy of levels in the real property database is identified by the computer system. The income information in a graphical user interface on a display system is displayed by the computer system. The income information displayed in the graphical user interface on the display system enables performing an operation with respect to the real property.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A computer system comprising:
 a display system;   a real property database comprising income information for people in regions based on locations of the people, wherein the regions are organized into levels in a hierarchy in which a parent region in a first level in the levels is comprised of child regions in a second level in the levels that is below the first level in the hierarchy; and   a property analyzer in communication with the display system and the real property database, wherein the property analyzer receives a request for the income information for a region in a selected level in the hierarchy; identifies the income information for the region in the selected level in the hierarchy in the real property database; and displays the income information in a graphical user interface on the display system, wherein the income information displayed in the graphical user interface on the display system enables performing an operation with respect to real property.   
     
     
         2 . The computer system of  claim 1 , wherein the property analyzer receives records with payroll information for people; identifies location information for the people in the payroll information; identifies salary information for the people in the payroll information the records; maps the locations of the people into the regions; and updates the income information for the regions identified, wherein the income information is updated using the salary information and the location information. 
     
     
         3 . The computer system of  claim 2 , wherein the location information is selected from at least one of a residence address or a workplace address. 
     
     
         4 . The computer system of  claim 2 , wherein the salary information is selected from at least one of a rate of pay, money earned, a net pay, taxes, voluntary deductions, benefits information, or retirement contributions. 
     
     
         5 . The computer system of  claim 1 , wherein the property analyzer identifies statistical information for the regions and stores the statistical information in the real property database. 
     
     
         6 . The computer system of  claim 5 , wherein the property analyzer displays the statistical information for the region in the graphical user interface on the display system. 
     
     
         7 . The computer system of  claim 1 , wherein in displaying the income information in the graphical user interface on the display system, the property analyzer displays a map of regions in the selected level for the region in the request; and displays the income information in association with the map of the regions in the graphical user interface on the display system. 
     
     
         8 . The computer system of  claim 1 , wherein the region is selected from one of a census block, a block group, a census track, a county, a state, and a region of the county. 
     
     
         9 . A method for analyzing real property, the method comprising:
 receiving, by a computer system, a request for income information for a region in a selected level in a hierarchy of levels in a real property database;   identifying, by the computer system, the income information for the region in the selected level in the hierarchy of levels in the real property database; and   displaying, by the computer system, the income information in a graphical user interface on a display system, wherein the income information displayed in the graphical user interface on the display system enables performing an operation with respect to the real property.   
     
     
         10 . The method of  claim 9  further comprising:
 receiving, by the computer system, records with payroll information for people; 
 identifying, by the computer system, location information for the people in the records; 
 identifying, by the computer system, salary information for the people using the records; 
 mapping the locations of the people into regions in the real property database; and 
 updating, by the computer system, the income information for the regions identified, wherein the income information in the regions is updated using the salary information and the location information. 
 
     
     
         11 . The method of  claim 10 , wherein location information is selected from at least one of a residence address or a workplace address. 
     
     
         12 . The method of  claim 9 , wherein the income information is selected from at least one of a rate of pay, money earned, a net pay, taxes, voluntary deductions, benefits information, and retirement contributions. 
     
     
         13 . The method of  claim 9  further comprising:
 identifying, by the computer system, statistical information for regions; and 
 storing, by the computer system, the statistical information in the real property database. 
 
     
     
         14 . The method of  claim 13  further comprising:
 displaying, by the computer system, the statistical information for the region in the graphical user interface on the display system. 
 
     
     
         15 . The method of  claim 9 , wherein displaying the income information in the graphical user interface on the display system comprises:
 displaying, by the computer system, a map of regions in the selected level of the region in the request; and   displaying, by the computer system, the income information in association with the map of the regions in the graphical user interface on the display system.   
     
     
         16 . The method of  claim 9 , wherein the region is selected from one of a census block, a block group, a census track, a county, a state, and a region of the county. 
     
     
         17 . A computer program product for analyzing real property, the computer program product comprising:
 a computer readable storage media;   first program code, stored on the computer readable storage media, for receiving a request for income information for a region in a selected level in a hierarchy of levels in a real property database;   second program code, stored on the computer readable storage media, for identifying the income information for the region in the selected level in the hierarchy of levels in the real property database; and   third program code, stored on the computer readable storage media, for displaying the income information in a graphical user interface on a display system, wherein the income information displayed in the graphical user interface on the display system enables performing an operation with respect to the real property.   
     
     
         18 . The computer program product of  claim 17  further comprising:
 fourth program code, stored on the computer readable storage media, for receiving records with payroll information for people; 
 fifth program code, stored on the computer readable storage media, for identifying location information for the people in the records; 
 sixth program code, stored on the computer readable storage media, for identifying salary information for the people using the records; 
 seventh program code, stored on the computer readable storage media, for mapping the locations of the people into regions; and 
 eighth program code, stored on the computer readable storage media, for updating the income information for the regions identified, wherein the income information in the regions is updated using the salary information and the location information. 
 
     
     
         19 . The computer program product of  claim 18 , wherein the location information is selected from at least one of a residence address or a workplace address. 
     
     
         20 . The computer program product of  claim 17 , wherein the income information is selected from at least one of a rate of pay, money earned, a net pay, taxes, voluntary deductions, benefits information, and retirement contributions. 
     
     
         21 . The computer program product of  claim 17  further comprising:
 fourth program code, stored on the computer readable storage media, for identifying statistical information for regions; and 
 fifth program code, stored on the computer readable storage media, for storing the statistical information in the real property database. 
 
     
     
         22 . The computer program product of  claim 21  further comprising:
 sixth program code, stored on the computer readable storage media, for displaying the statistical information for the region in the graphical user interface on the display system. 
 
     
     
         23 . The computer program product of  claim 17 , wherein third program code comprises:
 program code, stored on the computer readable storage media, for displaying a map of regions in the selected level of the region in the request; and   program code, stored on the computer readable storage media, for displaying the income information in association with the map of the regions in the graphical user interface on the display system.   
     
     
         24 . The computer program product of  claim 17 , wherein the region is selected from one of a census block, a block group, a census track, a county, a state, and a region of the county.